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Saturday, December 3, 2011
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Press Releases

Keystone Awarded New Military Sealift Command Prepositioning Contract

Keystone Prepositioning Services, Inc., Bala Cynwyd, Pa., is being awarded an $8,991,957 firm-fixed-price contract for the operation and maintenance of three

December 3, 2011
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Press Releases

Offshore Adriatic Sea FPSO Project – Update

InterMoor Marine Services, has completed a Saipem UK contract to perform positioning and heading control for the hook-up operations of a new floating

December 3, 2011
Total Views: 111

Friday, December 2, 2011
Press Releases

92 Crowley Vessels Honored with Environmental Awards from the Chamber of Shipping of America

Crowley Maritime Corporation’s continued focus on environmental preservation and protection was recently recognized by the Chamber of Shipping of America

December 2, 2011
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3 ECO Crewmembers Released by Nigerian Pirates
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3 ECO Crewmembers Released by Nigerian Pirates

Pirates have freed 3 men that have been held hostage since being kidnapped by gunmen offshore Nigeria on November 17.  The three men, two from the U.S., were

December 2, 2011
Total Views: 50

Chevron: Brazil Well Shutdown Accounts For Less Than 10% Of Frade Oil Output
Offshore

Chevron: Brazil Well Shutdown Accounts For Less Than 10% Of Frade Oil Output

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–Brazilian oil regulators once again penalized U.S. oil major Chevron Corp. (CVX) for safety issues at the company’s

December 2, 2011
Total Views: 45

Crowley Sells Off Tundra Vehicles
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Crowley Sells Off Tundra Vehicles

Crowley Maritime Corp. announced this week that it is exiting the tundra transportation business, selling off the companies fleet of arctic all-terrain

December 2, 2011
Total Views: 429

Thursday, December 1, 2011
Marad Unveils New Ship Designs
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Marad Unveils New Ship Designs

The U.S. Maritime Administration today released a report detailing new designs for shipping vessels specifically engineered for America’s Marine

December 1, 2011
Total Views: 72

Rolls-Royce Inks Petrobas Contracts
Offshore

Rolls-Royce Inks Petrobas Contracts

Rolls-Royce said today it has been awarded new contracts worth potentially $650 million by Petrobras to support production activities offshore Brazil. The

December 1, 2011
Total Views: 48

Dockwise Strikes COOEC Newbuild Deal
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Dockwise Strikes COOEC Newbuild Deal

Dockwise said today the company has reached an agreement with China’s Offshore Oil Engineering Co. (COOEC) to act as manager of COOEC’s new build

December 1, 2011
Total Views: 33

Norway Regulator: “Very Serious Shortcomings” In BP Safety
Offshore

Norway Regulator: “Very Serious Shortcomings” In BP Safety

By Katarina Gustafsson and Alexis Flynn BP PLC’s (BP) efforts to monitor and respond to sudden pollution releases such as oil spills in the Norwegian Sea

December 1, 2011
Total Views: 29

World’s Oldest Warship, HMS Victory, to Undergo “Extensive Restoration”
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World’s Oldest Warship, HMS Victory, to Undergo “Extensive Restoration”

Portsmouth, United Kingdom: HMS Victory, the oldest commissioned warship in the world, will undergo an extensive restoration at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard as

December 1, 2011
Total Views: 86

Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Press Releases

Caterpillar to Power the First United States-Flagged, EPA Tier 3 Compliant Deepwater Offshore Vessel in Gulf of Mexico

Caterpillar Marine Power Systems has been selected to provide four Cat® 3516C Diesel Electric Propulsion (DEP) generator sets for the SV-310 multi-purpose

November 30, 2011
Total Views: 23

Press Releases

Caterpillar to Provide Over One Hundred Marine Engines to BOURBON Offshore

Caterpillar Marine Power Systems has been selected to provide over one hundred engines and generator sets to BOURBON Offshore for anchor handling tug and

November 30, 2011
Total Views: 89

Press Releases

Marine Well Containment Company to Present at Clean Gulf

Marine Well Containment Company will for the first time exhibit at the Clean Gulf Conference in San Antonio. In addition, MWCC Chief Operating Officer Dan

November 30, 2011
Total Views: 21

Transocean to Offer 26 Million Shares to Help Refinance Aker Purchase
Offshore

Transocean to Offer 26 Million Shares to Help Refinance Aker Purchase

Transocean Ltd. (RIG, RIGN.VX) said it is offering 26 million shares of its common stock as the offshore oil drilling giant looks to raise funds to help

November 30, 2011
Total Views: 32

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Press Releases

Hybrid Ship Propulsion Drives – Samsung Makes A Large Investment

One of the world’s largest shipbuilders, South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries, has ordered STADT STASCHO  No-Loss Drive electrical

November 30, 2011
Total Views: 509

Liberia Re-Elected to IMO Council
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Liberia Re-Elected to IMO Council

Liberia has been re-elected to the Council of the International Maritime Organisation for 2012-2013 for the first time since 1997. Liberia’s Commissioner

November 30, 2011
Total Views: 29

Press Releases

Global Ship Lease Obtains Loan-to-Value Waiver

LONDON, Nov. 30, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL), a containership charter owner, announced that it had today entered into an

November 30, 2011
Total Views: 31

Press Releases

PortVision SmartOps Fleet Management System Streamlines Operations for Liquid Cargo Marine Transportation Companies

Extends PortVision Benefits to Further Enhance Fleet Operations While Creating New Opportunities for Real-Time Customer Collaboration HOUSTON–(BUSINESS

November 30, 2011
Total Views: 72

Press Releases

Marine Well Containment Company Executives to Speak and Exhibit at Clean Gulf Conference 2011

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE) Marine Well Containment Company will for the first time exhibit at the Clean Gulf Conference in San Antonio. In addition, MWCC

November 30, 2011
Total Views: 39